Anent to the memorandum of President Pascual on the Scientific Career System (Memo No. PAEP 12-16), we would like to invite all non-faculty researchers to apply to the Scientific Career System, a DOST-CSC merit program. The program will allow productive researchers belonging to the category REPS in UP to be promoted up to salary grade 30, which is equivalent to the rank of full professor of the University.

Please take note of the following deadlines in UP and DOST:

Submission of CU nominees to OVPAA --- 31 October 2012

Release of results of applications by the Special Technical Committee --- 30 November 2012

Submission of UP nominees to the Scientific Career Council --- 31 January 2013

CUs are requested to announce their own deadlines for submission of applications for evaluation at the CU-level before recommending to the UP System. The members of the UPS Committee on the UP Scientific Productivity System shall serve as the special technical committee to evaluate these applications at the System-level.

Please find attached the Criteria for Application and Admission to the SCS, SCS Form No. 01 and the Merit System for the Scientific Career System CY 2011.

Thank you very much.

Important Note

The deadline for submission of SCS applications at UPLB's level is on October 4, 2012, as per OC Memorandum No. 2012-114 (September 18, 2012). Applications should be submitted to the Vice-Chancellor for Research and Extension.